France OLYMPIC CHAMPIONColette Besson
Also known as Colette Henriette Besson, later Nogues- Born
- 7 Apr 1946
- Died
- 9 Aug 2005 · aged 59
- Birthplace
- Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, France
- On the podium
- 1968 – 1973
- Olympian
- 2× · Mexico City ↗ , Munich
By championship
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| European Championships | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| European Indoor | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Mediterranean Games | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| International total | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
National championships
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Athletics Championships | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| National total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Medals 12
| Year | Championship | Event | Venue | Place | Mark | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | European Indoor | 4x2 laps | Rotterdam | 2 | 3:11.20 i | ||
| 1972 | European Indoor | 4x2 laps | Grenoble | 3 | 3:11.65 i | ||
| 1971 | Mediterranean Games | 400m | İzmir | 1 | 53.0 | ||
| 1971 | Mediterranean Games | 4x100m | İzmir | 2 | 45.6 | ||
| 1971 | Mediterranean Games | 800m | İzmir | 3 | 2:07.2 | ||
| 1970 | European Indoor | Medley Relay | Vienna | 1 | 4:58.4 i | 200+400+600+800 metres | |
| 1970 | European Indoor | 400m | Vienna | 3 | 53.6 i | ||
| 1969 | European Championships | 4x400m | Athens | 2 | 3:30.85 | WR | |
| 1969 | European Championships | 400m | Athens | 2 | 51.7 | WR= | (51.79) |
| 1969 | European Indoor | 4x1 laps | Belgrade | 1 | 1:34.3 i | 4x195m | |
| 1969 | European Indoor | 400m | Belgrade | 1 | 54.0 i | CR | |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | 400m | Mexico City ↗ | 1 | 52.0 | OR= | Adjusted 52.03 |
National results 4
- 1971 French Athletics Championships · Colombes 400m 1 53.3
- 1971 French Athletics Championships · Colombes Cross Country 1 —
- 1970 French Athletics Championships · Colombes 800m 1 2:05.8
- 1968 French Athletics Championships · Colombes 400m 1 54.3